New Zealand Journal of Forestry (2015) 60(2): 40–41
©New Zealand Institute of Forestry

Short Communication
Waiariki Institute of Technology update

Jeremy Christmas <sup>*,1

1</sup> Head of Department - Forestry and Resource Management, Waiariki Institute of Technology Forestry School, Rotorua. Email: jjlchristmas@gmail.com
^*Corresponding author.

Abstract: 50 year celebrations Later this year our Waipa Campus, previously known as the Timber Industry Training Centre (TITC), will celebrate its 50th birthday celebrations. In 1965, TITC was opened as part of the training arm of the New Zealand Forest Service. The sawmill and downstream processing units are still operating. With the support of our forestry ITO, Competenz, it continues to train timber machinists, saw doctors and mill workers for the industry. Our forestry programme is actually now in its 71st year of producing skilled forestry workers to fulfil supervisory roles in the industry. We started as the Forestry Training Centre (FTC) at the commencement of the forest service, and we are still chugging along despite some name and organisational changes over the years.
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